Chronobiology and chronotherapeutics

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 2 no. 4, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 384-388

  Jha, N ^a,b   Bapat, S ^a  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOBIOLOGY; CHRONOTHERAPY; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CHRONOBIOLOGY; CHRONOTHERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 33846417041     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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